Ezra 9:13

Ezra 9:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;
• English Standard Version (ESV)And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, seeing that you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserved and have given us such a remnant as this,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, since You our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such deliverance as this,
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Now we are being punished because of our wickedness and our great guilt. But we have actually been punished far less than we deserve, for you, our God, have allowed some of us to survive as a remnant.

Context of Ezra 9:13

11you gave through your servants the prophets when you said: ‘The land you are entering to possess is a land polluted by the corruption of its peoples. By their detestable practices they have filled it with their impurity from one end to the other. 12Therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Do not seek a treaty of friendship with them at any time, that you may be strong and eat the good things of the land and leave it to your children as an everlasting inheritance.’ “What has happened to us is a result of our evil deeds and our great guilt, and yet, our God, you have punished us less than our sins deserved and have given us a remnant like this. 14Shall we then break your commands again and intermarry with the peoples who commit such detestable practices? Would you not be angry enough with us to destroy us, leaving us no remnant or survivor? 15Lord, the God of Israel, you are righteous! We are left this day as a remnant. Here we are before you in our guilt, though because of it not one of us can stand in your presence.”

Ezra 9:13 word by word

וְאַֽחֲרֵי֙ כָּל־הַבָּ֣א עָלֵ֔ינוּ בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֙ינוּ֙ הָרָעִ֔ים וּבְאַשְׁמָתֵ֖נוּ הַגְּדֹלָ֑ה כִּ֣י׀ אַתָּ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ חָשַׂ֤כְתָּֽ לְמַ֙טָּה֙ מֵֽעֲוֹנֵ֔נוּ וְנָתַ֥תָּה לָּ֛נוּ פְּלֵיטָ֖ה כָּזֹֽאת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• all that is comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• upon us for our evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• deedsמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deedH4639
• and for our greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• trespassאַשְׁמָה'ashmâh · guiltinessH819
• seeing that thou our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• hast punishedחָשַׂךְchâώak · to withholdH2820
• us lessמַ֫טָּהmaţţâh · beneathH4295
• than our iniquitiesעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• and hast givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• deliveranceפְּלֵיטָהpelêyţâh pelêţâh · survivorH6413

Cross-references for Ezra 9:13

• Nehemiah 9:32“Now therefore, our God, the great God, mighty and awesome, who keeps his covenant of love, do not let all this hardship seem trifling in your eyes—the hardship that has come on us, on our kings and leaders, on our priests and prophets, on our ancestors and all your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.
• Ezekiel 24:13“ ‘Now your impurity is lewdness. Because I tried to cleanse you but you would not be cleansed from your impurity, you will not be clean again until my wrath against you has subsided.
• Galatians 3:4Have you experienced so much in vain—if it really was in vain?
• Psalms 103:10he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
• Lamentations 3:22Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.
• Habakkuk 3:2Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy.
• Psalms 106:45for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented.

Commentaries on Ezra 9:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Hast punished us less than our iniquities - Great, numerous, and oppressive as our calamities have been, yet merely as temporal punishments, they have been much less than our provocations have deserved.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Deliverance - Or, “remnant,” as in Ezra 9:8.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-15Verses 5-15 The sacrifice, especially the evening sacrifice, was a type of the blessed Lamb of God, who in the evening of the world, was to take away sin by the sacrifice of himself. Ezra's address is a penitent confession of sin, the sin of his people. But let this be the comfort of true penitents, that though their sins reach to the heavens, God's mercy is in the heavens. Ezra, speaking of sin, speaks as one much ashamed. Holy shame is as necessary in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-15Ezra’s prayer serves as a model for intercessory prayer (compare Nehemiah 1:5–11; Daniel 9:4–19). It involves: Confessing sin (Ezra 9:6–7) Recalling God’s past kindness (Ezra 9:8–9) Admitting the people have ignored God (Ezra 9:10–12) Acknowledging their unworthiness (Ezra 9:13–15)Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-155-15. I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the Lord my God--The burden of his prayer, which was dictated by a deep sense of the emergency, was that he was overwhelmed at the flagrant enormity of this sin, and the bold impiety of continuing in it after having, as a people, so recently experienced the heavy marks of the divine displeasure. God had begun to show returning favor to Israel by the restoration of some. But this only aggravated…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Ezra 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings